Is PECTINATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PECTINATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Definition
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See the definition of PectinationsHooks for PECTINATIONS
PECTINATIONS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PECTINATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pectination15
- antipoetic14
- antiseptic14
- constipate14
- inceptions14
- inspection14
- nepotistic14
- pentatonic14
- psittacine14
- speciation14
- epinastic13
- epistatic13
- inception13
- opacities13
- opticians13
- pittances13
- aconitines12
- inpatients12
- nictations12
- poinsettia12
- canopies12
- caponise12
- capstone12
- captions12
- ectopias12
- opencast12
- optician12
- opticist12
- pactions12
- pinnaces12
- piscinae12
- pittance12
- aconitine11
- citations11
- cotenants11
- cotinines11
- enactions11
- inactions11
- incitants11
- inpatient11
- nicotines11
- nictation11
- nonstatic11
- onanistic11
- paintiest11
- panettoni11
- petitions11
- pointiest11
- septation11
- taconites11
- apnoeic11
- aseptic11
- capotes11
- caption11
- catnips11
- ectopia11
- entopic11
- episcia11
- incepts11
- inscape11
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